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Sailor · 2016–2026

Robert Ulmer

massachusetts institute of technology College fleet racing420College team racing

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Events
71

1,132 races · 131 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 2 of 71

Podium rate
17%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 68%–72%, 1,567 boats)

Best class ranking
#37

Helm in 420 · rating 627

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Annabel Woodworth

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Elliott Chalcraft

Sep 2023 – Oct 2026 · 25 events

Nemesis
Justin Callahan

47–171 head to head in 218 races

Rival
Kerem Erkmen

121–164 in 285 races

Best day
19 Oct 2024

4-13-1-13-6-8-9-DNF-5-8-2-4-2-12-1-11-4-7-2-4-6-15-1-4-12-2 · Open Atlantic Coast Tournament

Signature result
4th of 119

JSA of LIS Opti Championship · Optimist · 11 Aug 2019

Partnerships · 34 sailors

  • Ellie Pinto · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 31events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 81 of 594 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – Oct 2026
  • Elliott Chalcraft · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 25events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 63 of 449 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Oct 2026
  • William Kulas · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 51 of 414 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Andy Yu · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 45 of 319 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2023 – Oct 2026
  • Sam Bruce · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 41 of 317 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Oct 2024
  • Ryan Hoffman · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 36 of 246 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Yitian Zhu · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 46 of 298 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Oct 2024
  • Julius Heitkoetter · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 37 of 237 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Adrian Maciuca · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 29 of 149 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2025 – May 2026
  • Maks Groom · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 27 of 176 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2023 – May 2024

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

039779320172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 71

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 2026Open Atlantic Coast ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
10 Oct 2026Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1BMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
3 Oct 2026Danmark TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 19
27 Sep 2026Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 16
19 Sep 2026Hatch Brown Trophy 2026Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 16
12 Sep 2026Harry H. Anderson Jr. TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 17
19 May 2026Open Eastern National SemisMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper15th / 18
18 Apr 2026NEISA Open FR Champs - Coast Guard Alumni BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
11 Apr 2026Thompson TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper9th / 16
4 Apr 2026NEISA Open Team Race Championship/Fowle TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper10th / 12
28 Mar 2026The Lynn Marchiando Trophy Team Race-2026Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper11th / 16
21 Mar 2026The Friis TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper7th / 9
14 Mar 2026Southern NE Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
7 Mar 2026The Wood TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper5th / 7
28 Feb 2026Liam O'Keefe '26 Trophy Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper8th / 8
25 Oct 202584th Professor Erwin Schell TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 18
18 Oct 2025Open Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
4 Oct 2025Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1AMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 18
27 Sep 2025Danmark TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 20
20 Sep 2025Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 18
13 Sep 2025Hatch Brown Trophy 2025Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 18
6 Sep 2025Harry Anderson TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 18
29 Mar 20252025 Marchiando Trophy-Red RegattaMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper8th / 8
26 Oct 2024Schell Trophy NEISA Open ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 18
19 Oct 2024Open Atlantic Coast TournamentMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 18

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 624, #833. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.